Financial Manager

• Manages, develops, and mentors professional staff involved in financial and budget activities and procurement functions, including establishing standards, assigning and reviewing work, evaluating performance, and handling disciplinary actions. Monitors cross training. Implement staff procedures and conducts staff meetings. Identifies issues and resolves disputes. Maintains accurate documentation, statistics, and employee records. Routinely checks work products and processes, and provides coaching, training and guidance as required. Make recommendations regarding employee appointments, promotions, discipline, and separations. Coordinates staff training to ensure that required certifications are met and maintained.
• Assists Clerk of Court by overseeing and managing the U.S. District Court's financial processes on a day-to-day basis including planning, estimating, projecting, monitoring, and reporting.
• Supervises the day-to-day accounting, financial, and procurement functions of the court. Oversees the maintenance and analysis of accounting records supporting all funds deposited to or disbursed from the U.S. Treasury, including fees, fines, restitution, penalties, and forfeitures, money paid pending the outcome of litigation, court, and the Administrative Office of the United States Courts guidelines. Directs the preparation of reports and financial statements for submission to the U.S. Treasury, the Administrative Office, and other court officials.
• Works with allied court agencies in providing and obtaining information and resolving matters. Makes recommendations for improving the court's financial management, including methods, systems, and procedures.
• Assists in the development and oversight of internal controls including audit processes to ensure proper segregation of accounting functions and to assist in the prevention of errors and detection of fraud.
• Oversee the creation of accurate, reliable, and user-friendly manuals, handbooks, job aids, web content, and other training materials.
• Coordinates annual internal controls self-assessment, ensuring compliance with rules, regulations, and statutes governing internal controls.
• Assess staff training needs, analyzing difficulties and knowledge gaps. Assists in the initiation and maintenance of a comprehensive training program for all employees having financial and procurement responsibilities and duties. Ensures that employees are kept informed of regulations and procedures issued by the Administrative Office relating to financial matters.
• Reviews vouchers for payment of appropriated and non-appropriated funds. Maintains and monitors the Judiciary Payroll Projection System (JPPS) used to project salaries. Performs bi-weekly reconciliation of personnel costs.
• Responds to requests and answer procedural questions from judges, management, and staff. Provides customer service and resolves difficulties while complying with regulations, rules, and procedures. Complies with the Code of Conduct for Judicial Employees and court confidentiality requirements. Demonstrates sound ethics and good judgment at all times. Handles confidential and sensitive information appropriately.
• Performs bank and treasury reconciliation. Prepares reports and financial statements for submission to the US Treasury, the Administrative Office of the US Courts and other court officials, as necessary.
• Develops and maintains a system to provide for the appropriate investment of registry funds. Ensures all orders of the court involving the registry fund account are carried out promptly and accurately and performs the requisite accounting for same. The duty involves extensive knowledge of court rules, processes and procedures as impacting upon the administration and disbursement of registry funds.
• Research and analyze financial related questions, programs, trends, and areas for efficiency/improvement attributed to the data being developed and respond or prepare written correspondence, as required. Conduct work measurement and work productivity studies related to finance and associate activities and prepare reports.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Clerk of Court.

Conditions of employment

• Candidates must be United States citizens or be in the process of obtaining citizenship to work for the United States.
• All application information is subject to verification. The Financial Manager position is a High-Sensitive position within the federal judiciary. If a background investigation has not been completed within the past five (5) years, the final applicant(s) will have to complete a background check investigation, including an FBI fingerprint check and periodic updates every five years. Employment will therefore be considered provisional pending the successful completion of the background investigation, and retention depends upon a favorable suitability determination.
• Judiciary employees are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct for Judicial Employees.

Qualifications

Completion of a bachelor's degree from an accredited university in accounting, finance or closely related field. A minimum of six years of post-graduate specialized experience in budget, financial, accounting or related field; procurement administration experience and attention to detail is required. In addition, three years of the six years of experience must have been in a position with substantial management and supervisory responsibility. Management experience that provided an opportunity to gain skill in developing interpersonal work relationships required to lead employees, the ability to exercise mature judgment, and knowledge of concept of management and the ability to understand the managerial policies applicable to the US District Court. Must possess outstanding leadership, organizational, project management and human relations skills.

Specialized experience and supervisory experience in a financial environment; experience in auditing and internal controls review and implementation; strong written and oral communication skills; excellent organizational and interpersonal skills; demonstrated ability to apply a body of rules, regulations and laws; knowledge and proficiency in Excel, Word, and other Windows based applications; ability to work successfully in a fast paced, team environment.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• An advanced degree in accounting, finance, or related field from an accredited educational institution. Accreditation as a Certified Public Accountant.
• Prior experience working in budget and/or finance in a federal court unit. Extensive knowledge of financial and accounting management, federal judiciary budget guidelines and policies, including allocation formulas, processes, and guidelines.
• Knowledge of automation systems, preferably experience with JIFMS, strong analytical and interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Applicant's education and work history will be reviewed to ensure qualifications are met.

1. A letter of interest addressing how the applicant satisfies the qualifications for this position
2. A comprehensive resume of education, employment, and key accomplishments
3. A completed Application for Judicial Branch Federal Employment for (AO78)

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